Nikolas Sarkozy gets podcasted
December 30, 2005 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Portable Audio, The Unwired Life
I had written this on my personal blog a few days ago then suddenly realized how relevant it was to find out that podcasting as a broadcast medium is being embraced by the more conservative oldies.
Loic Le Meur, famous French blogger did just that and interviewed French Minister of Interior Sarkozy. Why was it a hit? Because it was fresh, unrehearsed and casual.
Not only is it the first-ever podcast by a French political leader, it also marks a startling break with customary etiquette, as Sarkozy and Le Meur address each other with the familiar “tu” rather than “vous” during their 30-minute meeting. “Bravo!” read many of the hundreds of viewer commentaries posted on Le Meur’s blog over the past few days. Many are heralding the interview as a watershed event, showing that French politicians can no longer afford to ignore the growing importance of nontraditional media.
Now I’ve recently started podcasting and have seen how taking a more casual approach to telling your story makes things much easier to listen to. This is sorta like how Leo Laporte does it on TWiT where he just has a list of topics and anything goes – even those short, awkward moments of silence between him and John “I get no spam” Dvorak.
